“California State Parks welcomes the opportunity to partner with other government entities, the private sector and Keep California Beautiful to promote the value of recycling plastics and other materials,” says State Parks Director Ruth Coleman. “This program will help to prevent litter on beaches that costs taxpayers dollars to collect.”
"Too much plastic – including some of the most readily recyclable products in the world – is ending up as litter on our beaches and in our waterways,” says ACC Plastics Division Managing Director, Steve Russell. “This new partnership highlights our commitment to work with government officials and nonprofit groups to help make our environment cleaner and provide for the future of
The “Plastics. Too Valuable to Waste. Recycle” campaign planned for 2008 will bring the total number of new recycle bins donated by the partnership to 529 (204 permanent bins on State beaches and 325 term-limited bins on county/city beaches) at 19 coastal locations in the San Diego, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Monterey and Santa Cruz areas (39 new bins on three State Park sites in Monterey and 30 new bins on six State Park sites in Santa Cruz).
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